You woke up in Montmorency, want brunch, and the Google ratings are lying by being too polite. Start with the place that has both local volume and a real breakfast-cafe signal, then use the rest for very specific backup plans.
The Verdict
New Neighbour Coffee is the Montmorency brunch pick if you only want one answer. It has the best balance of rating, review depth, price signal, and actual suburb fit: 4.8/5 from 259 Google reviews, listed as affordable, and sitting at Shop 2/39 Grand Boulevard rather than drifting into a neighbouring suburb. That matters here, because this list has a few perfect 5/5 venues with only three or four reviews. Nice signs, but not enough to carry a whole Saturday decision.
The next-best local option is The Monty Pantry & Cafe at 73 Grand Boulevard, which also keeps you properly in Montmorency and carries a 4.8/5 rating from 54 reviews. If you want the Were Street end, Monty Cafe & Restaurant at 14 Were Street has more review depth than Were St Window, while Were St Window at 41-43 Were Street has the cleaner score but only four reviews. If you are chasing a more proven review base outside the suburb line, Sammich Co in Greensborough is the big-confidence fallback at 4.9/5 from 204 reviews, though it is a short drive rather than the lazy Monty option. Don’t make the classic mistake of sorting by rating and blindly picking the 5/5 micro-review venues first; for brunch, you will usually regret trusting four reviews over a few hundred.
Local Reality
Montmorency brunch is really two different decisions: Grand Boulevard convenience or a short drive out. If you are already near Grand Boulevard, New Neighbour Coffee, The Monty Pantry & Cafe, Grand Boulevard Fish & Chips, and Amore Pizza & Pasta are clustered enough that you can make a quick call without turning brunch into a suburb tour. That stretch is the practical heart of this list, especially if you want coffee and food without explaining to someone why you are suddenly heading to Eltham.
Were Street gives you a different version of Monty: Were St Window and Monty Cafe & Restaurant are better if you are already around the village strip or coming in by train-side habits. The catch is that the data is uneven. Were St Window looks excellent on paper at 5/5, but the review count is tiny. Monty Cafe & Restaurant has the deeper record at 149 reviews, with a still-solid 4.6/5. If you care more about certainty than novelty, that review count matters.
The out-of-suburb names are useful, but only for the right reader. Sammich Co and Prefisso 3088 pull you toward Greensborough. Craftwork Roasting Co., Al’s Pizza Eltham, and Tony’s Takeaway pull you toward Eltham. Nongi’s Small Plates and Plentiville Cafe sit in Lower Plenty, while Cafe El Presidente is over at Yallambie Tennis Club. Skip this list as a pure walking-brunch guide if you are west of the Grand Boulevard shops and do not want to drive; you are probably better choosing the nearest cluster instead of chasing the highest rating across three neighbouring suburbs.
Who This Suits
If you are a new local who just wants the safest first brunch, pick New Neighbour Coffee. If you are meeting someone who insists on staying properly in Montmorency, pick The Monty Pantry & Cafe or Monty Cafe & Restaurant depending on whether Grand Boulevard or Were Street is easier. If you are a review-count person who values volume over suburb purity, pick Sammich Co in Greensborough. If you are deliberately stretching the catchment, compare Plentiville Cafe in Lower Plenty with Craftwork Roasting Co. in Eltham. If you are tempted by perfect ratings, treat Were St Window, Nongi’s Small Plates, and Cafe El Presidente as curiosity picks rather than guaranteed crowd-pleasers.
Cost-wise, the clearest budget signals are New Neighbour Coffee as affordable, Al’s Pizza Eltham as affordable, and Grand Boulevard Fish & Chips as affordable. Sammich Co and Plentiville Cafe are marked mid-range. Several venues have no price marker in the source data, so do not read that as cheap or expensive; it just means the listing did not carry a usable price signal. For a low-risk brunch, affordable plus high review count beats a blank price field plus a tiny sample.
Time of day changes the decision. For a casual weekday coffee, stay local on Grand Boulevard and keep it simple. For a Saturday catch-up, favour the venues with more reviews because they are less likely to disappoint a group. For a later meal, some names on this list are better read as food options than classic brunch cafes, especially Al’s Pizza Eltham, Grand Boulevard Fish & Chips, Amore Pizza & Pasta, and Tony’s Takeaway. They are preserved here because they were verified dining spots in the original data, but they should not be your first mental image of eggs-and-coffee brunch.
What to Do Next
Go to New Neighbour Coffee first, then keep The Monty Pantry & Cafe as your close backup. If you are making a full Monty morning of it, pair brunch with the broader Montmorency suburb guide.
Verified Venue Data
| Venue | Rating | Reviews | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Were St Window | 5/5 | 4 | — |
| Nongi’s Small Plates | 5/5 | 3 | — |
| Cafe El Presidente @ Yallambie Tennis Club | 5/5 | 3 | — |
| Sammich Co | 4.9/5 | 204 | $$ |
| New Neighbour Coffee | 4.8/5 | 259 | $ |
| Craftwork Roasting Co. | 4.8/5 | 100 | — |
| The Monty Pantry & Cafe | 4.8/5 | 54 | — |
| Al’s Pizza Eltham | 4.7/5 | 663 | $ |
Were St Window
Address: 41-43 Were Street, Montmorency
Rating: 5/5 (4 reviews)
One of Montmorency’s verified dining spots with 4 Google reviews.
Nongi’s Small Plates
Address: Old Eltham Road, Lower Plenty
Rating: 5/5 (3 reviews)
One of Montmorency’s verified dining spots with 3 Google reviews.
Cafe El Presidente @ Yallambie Tennis Club
Address: 2A Moola Close, Yallambie
Rating: 5/5 (3 reviews)
A local cafe in Montmorency with 3 Google reviews. Rated 5/5 by locals.
Sammich Co
Address: 22 Louis Street, Greensborough
Rating: 4.9/5 (204 reviews)
Price: Mid-range
A local cafe in Montmorency with 204 Google reviews. Rated 4.9/5 by locals.
New Neighbour Coffee
Address: Shop 2/39 Grand Boulevard, Montmorency
Rating: 4.8/5 (259 reviews)
Price: Affordable
A local cafe in Montmorency with 259 Google reviews. Rated 4.8/5 by locals.
Craftwork Roasting Co.
Address: 1/27 Peel Street, Eltham
Rating: 4.8/5 (100 reviews)
A local cafe in Montmorency with 100 Google reviews. Rated 4.8/5 by locals.
The Monty Pantry & Cafe
Address: 73 Grand Boulevard, Montmorency
Rating: 4.8/5 (54 reviews)
A local cafe in Montmorency with 54 Google reviews. Rated 4.8/5 by locals.
Al’s Pizza Eltham
Address: 134 Bolton Street, Eltham
Rating: 4.7/5 (663 reviews)
Price: Affordable
One of Montmorency’s verified dining spots with 663 Google reviews.
Prefisso 3088
Address: Unit 1/2 Hopkins Street, Greensborough
Rating: 4.7/5 (418 reviews)
One of Montmorency’s verified dining spots with 418 Google reviews.
Grand Boulevard Fish & Chips
Address: 63 Grand Boulevard, Montmorency
Rating: 4.7/5 (240 reviews)
Price: Affordable
One of Montmorency’s verified dining spots with 240 Google reviews.
Manx Cafe
Address: 15 Looker Road, Montmorency
Rating: 4.7/5 (145 reviews)
A local cafe in Montmorency with 145 Google reviews. Rated 4.7/5 by locals.
Amore Pizza & Pasta
Address: 65 Grand Boulevard, Montmorency
Rating: 4.7/5 (77 reviews)
One of Montmorency’s verified dining spots with 77 Google reviews.
Tony’s Takeaway
Address: Factory 5/22 Bridge Street, Eltham
Rating: 4.7/5 (24 reviews)
One of Montmorency’s verified dining spots with 24 Google reviews.
Plentiville Cafe
Address: 81 Main Road, Lower Plenty
Rating: 4.6/5 (295 reviews)
Price: Mid-range
A local cafe in Montmorency with 295 Google reviews. Rated 4.6/5 by locals.
Monty Cafe & Restaurant
Address: 14 Were Street, Montmorency
Rating: 4.6/5 (149 reviews)
A local cafe in Montmorency with 149 Google reviews. Rated 4.6/5 by locals.
About This Guide
Every venue in this guide is a verified, currently operating business sourced from Google Places API. Data last refreshed: 2026-03-31. If a venue has closed or moved, let us know.
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